Erkan in the Army now...: Turkey’s Electoral Candidate Lists show more heterogeneity than dominant political culture…

Today’s Electoral Candidate Lists Show Gezi Spectre Is Haunting Turkey The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya When people question the effectiveness of the massive Gezi Park protests of 2013, some of them even describe the demonstrations as an ultimately failed movement and I always give them two answers that complete each other: Erdoğan’s inner circle and his son in law find places in AKP candidate list AKP candidate list for the upcoming general election included figures from Erdoğan’s inner circle, who will likely be taking a seat at parliament for the first time as lawmakers. Inclusive HDP candidate list aspires to pass 10 pct election threshold The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) candidate list for the June 7 parliamentary elections mirrors its resolve to embrace different segments of society in order to reach its oambitius goal of exceeding the 10 percent election threshold by deciding to enter the elections as a party. Former presidential candidate will run for the MHP Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, a former presidential candidate and the former head of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), will run for parliament from the ranks of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in a surprising move. Hurriyet Daily News ‏@HDNER #Turkish Parliament likely to hit new record number of women candidates [bit.ly] World’s first Yazidi MP on her way to Turkish parliament Turkey’s HDP fields German-born former MEP Feleknas Uca as one of its leading candidates for the June 7 elections CHP hails ‘most inclusive’ candidates list for polls 550 candidates of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) represent the most inclusive list of candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections in comparison with other important political parties, a party official has said, informing that 20 percent of candidates are female with many of them having the chance to be elected. Turkey’s main opposition fields Roma politician as MP candidate Turkey’s main opposition CHP has fielded a Roma politician as its candidate from a western Turkish province for the upcoming general elections, marking a “milestone” for the Roma community in both Turkey and Europe. None of these were elected. Even AKP leadership has some wisdom… : 404 Error: Erdogan dot com aljazeera.com – Apr 7 – Two gunmen from a leftist terror group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage last week, and released a photograph to prove it. The prosecutor and the gunmen died following a police raid, but when the image began circulating online, Turkey’s Frank Nordhausen ‏@NordhausenFrank  #Turkey #Diyarbakir – The prosecutor demanded acquittal for Frederike #Geerdink. Many reporters covered the trial. Verdict to be given April 13th in Geerdink Case Bianet :: English The court postponed its verdict on Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink’s case where the prosecutor demands an acquittal due to lack of “violence” in writings. “I am a woman, I’m Dutch and I live in Diyarbakır, but first and foremost I am a journalist,” said Geerdink. Turkish main opposition names Armenian candidate for first place The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has named an Armenian candidate in the first place on their final candidate list for the upcoming elections on June 7 in a move to prioritize candidates with different backgrounds, according to the media reports. Freedom or dignity: media censorship in the new Turkey  open Democracy News Analysis – by John Lubbock Banning one photo from the internet might seem to reflect the paranoia of an increasingly authoritarian AKP regime but Erdogan’s grasp could really be weakening. Related posts: Turkey towards a police state with the proposed security bill AS the government attempts to confiscate Bank Asya… Turkish Constitutional Court working on 10 percent election threshold… Turkey’s Science Minister declares Muslims discovered Earth… Dispatches from Turkey… EFD Rights Watch: Majority of educated women victim of violence in Turkey…Hrant Dink murder case deepens… Erdoğan criticizes Obama for silence on Chapel Hill Murders as human rights violations abound in his own country… Cengiz Aktar (@AktarCengiz): ““İktidarın güvenliği” paketinden barış da çıkmaz